The year was 1912. William Howard Taft was president.

 

   There are still a few old folks around who can remember those days. My grandfather was born in 1912; he died in 2002 at age 90.

 

   Here's a link to a neat silent movie about the sinking of the Titanic on her maiden voyage in 1912. It shows the Titanic leaving dock, the Carpathia that responded to the distress call, and interviews with survivors. I like the New York background scenes: women in Victorian dresses, horse drawn vehicles, some early automobiles, a cable car, and lots and lots of hats.

 

  The video is 7 minutes long.

 

  http://media.putfile.com/The-Titanic-leaving-the-Thomson-Locks

That was extremely cool...thanks for the link!

fantastic find. it's very eerie to watch such a tragedy as silent film.

 

btw, as a follow-up i did a thread on the ny chelsea piers awhile back.

they have plenty of giant sized old pics from those old days inside, including the titanic disaster drama.

today it's basically a health club complex:

 

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=2600.0

 

 

 

cool

There is a pair of DVDs called Landmarks of Early Film that has a lot of old films dating back to, I think, the late nineteenth century.

My favorite being A Trip To the Moon

Most of the films are of a more documentary nature, however.

It is neat to see pre WWI Europe.